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01/10/08

Laziness

Permalink 08:09:40 pm by cassie, Categories: Announcements [A]

I stayed an hour and a half later than the end of my shift today because the nurse I was supposed to pass my patient to was cranky about her assignment. I was going to give her my easy patient and she said, "But I thought I was getting a post-op heart," all concerned. Post-op hearts take lots of time and effort and you never leave the room for a half an hour at least starting out. I offered to get the patient settled in and she said thank you. Then, twenty minutes later, she was all patronizing, like, "You can help me, right? I am so behind! The charge nurse should have told me I was getting that patient!" All of which made no sense because why would she want a more acute patient rather than an easy one when she was behind already?


So I settled her patient in, and when I was getting ready to leave I was informed by physical therapy that the patient was complaining of an allergic reaction to something. An hour, two phone calls to her surgeon *IN THE OR*, one giant puffed-up red faced trout-pout lips woman, and two separate doses of Benadryl IV later, the patient was back on her way to no longer freaking out with a heart rate of 150. Hoorah.

Thanks, lazy nurse, for all your help. I'm glad I don't have to go back to work for another two days. She never did actually let me give her report on "her" patient. Instead, I gave the patient over to the charge nurse (which isn't supposed to happen) and lazy nurse got out of having an extra patient altogether.

6 comments

Comment from: Heidi [Visitor] Email
Heidiman. those nurses stink! ;-)
you can give me your shift report anytimes. just give me like, a few hours to get there to take the patient.
01/12/08 @ 00:59
Comment from: Charlie [Visitor] Email
CharlieNursing was never a good idea.

A bunch of women together in unfashionable outfits with stressful tasks.

A recipe for disaster.
01/12/08 @ 13:45
Comment from: Jen [Visitor] Email
JenCharlie, I think you've hit upon a brilliant insight.
01/12/08 @ 16:24
Comment from: cassie [Member]
cassieChaz, you are so unflattering. However, the money is good, therefore, I stick it out.
01/12/08 @ 16:33
Comment from: The FUn Nerrss [Visitor] Email
The FUn NerrssWhaaAT?! YOu dOnt liek My aWesum TWEETY bIrd Scrubs Chaz with my ReALlyY neeato clog ShoesS!??!
01/14/08 @ 14:16
Comment from: Charlie [Visitor] Email
CharlieI think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
01/14/08 @ 16:23
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